PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zig Zig (ranked 4591 p4p, 6091 weight class) and Bob Ghandi (ranked 470 p4p, 562 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zig
vs
Ghandi

165 cm
19
155
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
163
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zig Zig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Ghandi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ghandi closes the distance and pushes Zig back into the cage.
Zig fails to pull guard.
Zig takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ghandi told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Zig is trying to pull guard but Ghandi has him pressed against the cage.
Ghandi lands an elbow just above Zig 's eye.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Zig shrugs off.
Ghandi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zig takes an elbow to the temple.
Zig is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zig Zig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Ghandi.
Zig takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ghandi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zig takes an elbow to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Ghandi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zig dodges an elbow strike from Ghandi.
Stalling in the clinch from Ghandi.
Ghandi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghandi lands a good knee to the midsection. Zig won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Ghandi.
Zig goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ghandi prevents it.
Ghandi lands an elbow that stopped Zig in his tracks for a moment.
Ghandi lands an elbow just above Zig 's eye.
Ghandi stalling in the clinch.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ghandi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi lands a good knee to the midsection. Zig won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zig is trying to maintain a safe position but Ghandi gets an underhook and turns Zig into the cage.
Zig wants a takedown.
Zig takes an elbow to the temple.
Ghandi connects with a knee to the head.
Ghandi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghandi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghandi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ghandi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ghandi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zig wants to take the fight to the mat but Ghandi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zig is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zig is breathing heavily.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zig has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ghandi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ghandi working Zig over with knees to the body.
Ghandi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Zig shrugs off.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Zig wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ghandi.
Ghandi lands an elbow just above Zig 's eye.
Zig takes an elbow to the temple.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghandi gets underhooks to prevent Zig's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghandi slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ghandi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghandi.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zig's face.
Ghandi with a knee to the head.

Zig jumps guard.
Zig trying to keep a closed guard but Ghandi is proving a slippery customer.
Zig can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ghandi controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Ghandi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ghandi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zig looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Zig throws Ghandi to one side and escapes!
Ghandi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ghandi darts in and clinches Zig up against the cage.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghandi crunches a lovely knee into Zig's ribcage.
Ghandi crunches a lovely knee into Zig's ribcage.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zig tries for a takedown but Ghandi manages to get underhooks.
Ghandi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside that Zig shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zig tries for a takedown but Ghandi manages to get underhooks.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside.
Zig is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ghandi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zig Zig. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghandi lands an elbow that stopped Zig in his tracks for a moment.
Zig tries for a takedown but Ghandi manages to get underhooks.
Ghandi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zig's defenses.

Zig is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ghandi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zig's brow.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Oh Zig is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zig avoids the elbow strike from Ghandi, against the cage.
Zig blocks an elbow strike from Ghandi.
Ghandi misses with an elbow over the top.
Zig has Ghandi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ghandi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ghandi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghandi misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghandi obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghandi misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ghandi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ghandi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghandi throws an elbow but it misses.
Ghandi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghandi throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zig dodges an elbow strike from Ghandi.
Ghandi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zig dodges an elbow strike from Ghandi.
Zig seems to have got his legs back now.
Zig wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zig jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ghandi walks away with a smile on his face. Zig gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zig shoots in for a double leg but Ghandi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Ghandi moves into the clinch successfully.
Ghandi working Zig over with knees to the body.
Ghandi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Ghandi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ghandi lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zig has had enough of the clinch but Ghandi keeps him there for the moment.
Zig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ghandi is keeping busy.
Ghandi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zig.
Zig tries to pull guard but Ghandi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ghandi prevents a body shot from Zig.
Ghandi working Zig over with knees to the body.
Zig fails to pull guard.
Zig changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ghandi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ghandi thuds his shin into the meat of Zig's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zig gets tackled into the cage by Ghandi. Ghandi maintains the clinch.
Zig is looking for a takedown.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Ghandi lands a nice knee to the body.

Zig drags the fight down to the ground.
Ghandi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zig is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghandi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Zig is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ghandi is aware though and is defending well.
Ghandi content to stall in guard here.
Zig might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ghandi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zig's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Ghandi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Zig tries to keep at a distance but Ghandi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ghandi lands an elbow just above Zig 's eye.
Zig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.
Ghandi lands a damaging elbow.
Ghandi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ghandi stalling.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghandi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bob Ghandi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ghandi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zig up against the cage.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghandi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ghandi creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Zig! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Ghandi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Ghandi!